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Association of tuberculous thyroiditis and papillary carcinoma of the thyroid: a rare coincidence
| Content Provider | PubMed Central |
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| Author | Errami, Noureddine Amine, Benjellounb Bouchaib, Hemmaouia Karim, Nadoura Fouad, Benariba |
| Copyright Year | 2014 |
| Abstract | We report the case of a 25 year-old patient with no medical history, admitted to our unit for nodular goiter of the right lobe without clinical or laboratory signs of hyperthyroidism. We carried out a right lobo-isthmectomy revealing the association of tuberculosis and thyroid papillary carcinoma. A left lobectomy has, therefore, been performed in a second stage. The patient underwent a six-month antituberculosis treatment with a good clinical outcome. We discuss this rare association and its best diagnostic and therapeutic support, with a review of the literature. |
| Related Links | http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2014.19.118.4805 |
| Starting Page | 118 |
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| ISSN | 19378688 |
| e-ISSN | 19378688 |
| Journal | The Pan African Medical Journal |
| Volume Number | 19 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | The African Field Epidemiology Network |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights Holder | The African Field Epidemiology Network |
| Subject Keyword | Research in Higher Education |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Medicine |